Finding our feet in France

Day one in the village of Fumel – Lot-et-Garonne, in the south west of France, gave us some much appreciated peace after the hustle of Malta and our travel day…

We wandered up to Kev and Rols around 10am before joining an English speaking coffee group, which meets once a month at a local cafe. Here we met expats living in the area from England, Holland, USA and of course Kiwis added to the mix!

The village streets were quiet, and a few shoppers were out to gather weekend supplies…

After this sojourn we met the Boys and went off in the car to the other side of the Lot river where the modern shopping centres have overtaken the village retail trade…

The world of supermarket shopping is very exciting, especially for those who have a sweet tooth! Resisting the temptation as we were booked into the adjoining cafe for a three course lunch (entree, main, dessert, wine and coffee) all for the grand price of €13.50 ($25 NZ)

Trying a new car on for size…before climbing back in the Citroen and exploring the surroundings a bit more…and back to our respective abodes for some cooling down time…by 4pm in the afternoon temperatures had climbed to 32 degrees…

Trudi and Sue had the luxury of cooling off in their hotel pool, which triggered a chain reaction and we were joined by three other guests…

Roland was working and we wandered up to have an evening drink and snacks with Kevin…

Morning coffee done, we will see what Saturday brings!